PREFACE
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I THE PEOPLE OF CUBA
CHAPTER II THE TOPOGRAPHY OF CUBA
CHAPTER III THE CLIMATE OF CUBA
CHAPTER IV PROVINCE OF HAVANA
CHAPTER V PROVINCE OF PINAR DEL RIO
CHAPTER VI PROVINCE OF MATANZAS
CHAPTER VII PROVINCE OF SANTA CLARA
CHAPTER VIII PROVINCE OF CAMAGUEY
CHAPTER IX PROVINCE OF ORIENTE
CHAPTER X THE ISLE OF PINES
CHAPTER XI MINES AND MINING
CHAPTER XII ASPHALT AND PETROLEUM
CHAPTER XIII FORESTRY
CHAPTER XIV AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER XV SUGAR
CHAPTER XVI TOBACCO
CHAPTER XVII HENEQUEN
CHAPTER XVIII COFFEE
CHAPTER XIX THE MANGO
CHAPTER XX CITRUS FRUITS
CHAPTER XXI BANANAS, PINEAPPLES AND OTHER FRUITS
CHAPTER XXII GRAPES, CACAO, AND VANILLA
CHAPTER XXIII VEGETABLE GROWING
CHAPTER XXIV STANDARD GRAINS AND FORAGE
CHAPTER XXV ANIMALS
CHAPTER XXVI STOCK RAISING
CHAPTER XXVII POULTRY: BEES: SPONGES
CHAPTER XXVIII PLACES OF HISTORICAL INTEREST
CHAPTER XXIX HAVANA
CHAPTER XXX A PARADISE OF PALM DRIVES
CHAPTER XXXI BAYS AND HARBORS
CHAPTER XXXII RAILROAD SYSTEMS IN CUBA
CHAPTER XXXIII MONEY AND BANKING
CHAPTER XXXIV PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
CHAPTER XXXV OCEAN TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER XXXVI AMERICAN COLONIES IN CUBA
INDEX
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FRANCISCO DE FRIAS
One of the foremost agricultural and economic scientists of his time, Francisco de Frias y Jacott, Count of Pozos Dulces, was born in Havana on September 24, 1809, and died in Paris, France, on October 24, 1877. He studied in the United States and Europe, specializing in physics and chemistry, and then sought to devote his genius to the economic welfare of Cuba. He wrote notable works on Cattle Breeding, on Chemical Research, and on Labor and Population. His patriotic spirit provoked Captain-General Canedo to banish him for a time, but on his return as editor of El Siglo he conducted so powerful a campaign for social, economic, political and administrative reforms that the Spanish government was constrained to heed him and to plan new legislation for Cuba. For this purpose it formed a Junta of Information, of which he was a member representing Santa Clara. Upon the failure of that body he wrote a memorable protest against the policy which had compelled that result, and a year later removed to Paris.
FRANCISCO DE FRIAS One of the foremost agricultural and economic scientists of his time, Francisco de Frias y Jacott, Count of Pozos Dulces, was born in Havana on September 24, 1809, and died in Paris, France, on October 24, 1877. He studied in the United States and Europe, specializing in physics and chemistry, and then sought to devote his genius to the economic welfare of Cuba. He wrote notable works on Cattle Breeding, on Chemical Research, and on Labor and Population. His patriotic spirit provoked Captain-General Canedo to banish him for a time, but on his return as editor of El Siglo he conducted so powerful a campaign for social, economic, political and administrative reforms that the Spanish government was constrained to heed him and to plan new legislation for Cuba. For this purpose it formed a Junta of Information, of which he was a member representing Santa Clara. Upon the failure of that body he wrote a memorable protest against the policy which had compelled that result, and a year later removed to Paris.
THE
HISTORY OF CUBA
BY
WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON
A.M., L.H.D.
Author of “A Century of Expansion,” “Four Centuries of
the Panama Canal,” “America’s Foreign Relations”
Honorary Professor of the History of American Foreign
Relations in New York University
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
VOLUME FIVE
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NEW YORK
B. F. BUCK & COMPANY, Inc.
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1920
Copyright, 1920,
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REPUBLICA DE CUBA
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SECRETARIA DE AGRICULTURA, COMERCIO Y TRABAJO
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Habana, Cuba,
July 11, 1919.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The information in this volume pertaining to Cuba and her natural resources, climate, soil, mines, forests, fisheries, agricultural products, lands, rivers, harbors, mountains, mineral zones, quarries, foreign and domestic commerce, business opportunities, etc., has been compiled under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Labor, and has been verified by the Bureau of Information.
It is intended to acquaint the world with the truth and actual facts in regard to Cuba, and for the guidance of those who may be interested.
Respectfully,
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SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
COMMERCE & LABOR.
